Dharmendra Wiki | Age | House | Movie | Son | Family | Lifestyle | Likes & More

Dharmendra Wiki | Age | House | Movie | Son | Family | Lifestyle | Likes & More

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Dharmendra – Dharam Singh Deol is an Indian film actor and 14th Indian Lok Sabha member. So let’s discuss about such a successful actor. In 1997, he was given the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema. People working in action films used to call them “Action King” and “He-Man”. His most admired character appears in the 1975 film Sholay. In tis article we will discuss about Dharmendra Biography, Age, Educational Qualification, Family, First Wife, first Movie, Height and his House.

Bio
Full Name	Dharmendra Singh Deol
Nickname(s)	'Dharam,' 'Garam Dharam,' ‘He-Man of Bollywood'
Profession	Film Actor, Producer and Politician
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• In 2003, joined Bhartiya Janata Party. • In 2004, elected a Member of Parliament from Bikaner in Rajasthan, on a BJP ticket.
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black (Dyed)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 December 1935
Age (as in 2018)	83 Years
Birth Place	Village: Nasrali, Tehsil: Khanna, District: Ludhiana, State: Punjab, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Sagittarius
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Sahnewal, Punjab, India
School	Government Senior Secondary School, Lalton Kalan, Ludhiana, Punjab Intermediate R.G. (Ramgarhia) College Phagwara, Punjab
College	N/A
Educational Qualification	12th standard from Intermediate R.G. (Ramgarhia) College Phagwara in 1952
Debut	Film Actor: Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere (1960) Film Producer: Betaab (1983) Punjabi Film (Actor): Kankan De Ole (1970) Television: India's Got Talent (as the Male Judge on Colors in 2011) Politics: In 2004, when he was elected a Member of Parliament from Bikaner Constituency in Rajasthan.
Family	Father- Kewal Kishan Singh Deol (Government School Teacher) Mother- Satwant Kaur Brother- Ajit Deol Sister- N/A
Religion	Sikhism (Converted to Islam to Marry Hema Malini)
Address	Plot No. 22, 11th Road, Juhu, Mumbai, India
Hobbies	Cycling, Travelling, Watching Films
Awards/Honours	1991: National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for Ghayal (producer) and Filmfare Award for Best Movie for Ghayal (Producer). 1997: Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Indian Cinema. 2007: IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award. 2012: Padma Bhushan.
Famous Dialogue
Controversies	• In 1980, when his first wife didn't give him a divorce. he converted to Islam to marry Hema Malini. It attracted several criticisms in media. • During his election campaign in 2004, he was severely criticized for making an ironic statement that he should be elected 'Dictator perpetuo' to teach "basic etiquette that democracy requires." • He was also criticized in media for his negligible attendance in the Parliament as its member.
Favourite Things
Favourite Director	Arjun Hingorani
Favourite Actor(s)	Guru Dutt, Dilip Kumar
Favourite Actress	Suraiya, Nutan
Favourite Singer(s)	Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Meena Kumari, Actress (1960s) Hema Malini, Actress (Mid-1970-present)
Wife/Spouse	Parkash Kaur (1954-1982) Hema Malini (1980-present)
Marriage Date(s)	Year 1954 (First Wife, Parkash Kaur) 2 May 1980 (Second Wife, Hema Malini)
Children	Sons- Sunny Deol (Ajay Singh Deol), Bobby Deol (Vijay Singh Deol)- Both from his first wife; Parkash Kaur Daughters- Vijeeta Deol and Ajeeta Deol (from 1st wife), Esha Deol and Ahana Deol (from 2nd wife)
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Range Rover, Mercedes Benz S-Class
Money Factor
Net Worth	23 Crore INR (as in 2004)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dharmendra

• Does Dharmendra Smoke?: He quit smoking in 1983. 

• Does Dharmendra Drink Alcohol?: Yes 

• He was born to a government school teacher in a small village of Ludhiana District in Punjab, British India.

• Child Dharmendra was very reluctant to go to school and often used to urge his mother not to send him to school.

• Due to his lack of interest in studies, he could study only up to 12th standard.

• From the very beginning, Dharmendra started inculcating interest in movies and he often used to share his fascination with his mother.

• One day, on his mother’s suggestion, he sent an application to Filmfare’s new talent hunt with his portfolio. In fact, it was an advertisement by Bimal Roy and Guru Dutt for a film and for which Dharmendra went to Malerkotla to get his portfolio done by Jaan Mohammed (John & Sons).

• Dharmendra won the Filmfare magazine’s ‘New Talent Hunt’ award and visited Mumbai for the first time in search of work.

• In 1954, when he married his first wife, Parkash Kaur, he was just 19 years old.

• He appeared as a solo hero in Phool Aur Patthar (1966), which was also his first ‘Action Film.’ The film went on to become the highest-grossing film of 1966. Dharmendra also received his first Filmfare nomination for Best Actor for the film.

• In the 1960s, his link-up with Meena Kumari were often making headlines. It was also speculated that she had helped Dharmendra to establish him among the A-listers of Bollywood of that time.

• For his performances as a romantic, comic as well as an action hero, Dharmendra earned the category of a versatile hero by 1975.

• His most successful pairing was with Hema Malini, who also went on to become his wife.

• Dharmendra launched both of his sons in films: Sunny Deol in Betaab and Bobby Deol in Barsaat (1995). He also launched his nephew Abhay Deol in Socha Na Tha (2005).

• Dharmendra is a great fan of the singer and actor Suraiya, In an interview, he revealed to have watched her film ‘Dillagi’ (1949) more than 40 times, after walking several miles on foot to the nearest cinema hall in his hometown Sahnewal. He also attended her funeral, when she died in 2004. 

• It is said that during the shooting of ‘Sholay’ (1975), Dharmendra fell in love with Hema Malini and whenever there was any intimate shoot with Hema Malini, he used bribe light boys to disturb the lights to have as many retakes as possible. 

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